Sheridans Coffee Layered Liqueur

Not long ago I wrote an opinion on a new alcoholic beverage called Tia Lusso which I wildly enjoyed, in the comments section I was told about a similar type of drink called Sheridan’s. So, me being me, I just had to sample this new delight. Here are my findings: ~~~~~~PRODUCT PACKAGING~~~~~~ Hmm? Odd one this, Sheridan’s comes in a double barrelled 500ml glass bottle, what I mean by double barrelled is that the bottle is really two bottles glued side by side next to each other. On the left hand side is a slim half bottle and on the right hand side is a rather plump half that sort ... more

I have been curios about Sheridan's Coffee based liqueur every time that I have come across its rather odd looking two-tone bottle but I have never been tempted to buy it. My decision never to purchase being based on three facts: 1 - I do not particularly like Coffee flavoured things. Curiously I love a drink of Coffee but I do not like things that are Coffee flavoured like the Coffee Crème Chocolates that you find in a tin of Cadbury's Roses. 2 - I am not really a fan of liqueurs. If there is alcohol to be had then I am definitely a Beer or Lager man. 3 - The price. At over £12 for a small ... more

If there's one thing I like about this time of year, it's the communal joy that comes from sharing..erm...drink. Well, it IS a social thing, after all and eeeeeespecially with New Year's Eve having just gone. Of course, I never descend to hammering loads of lager and the like, what with being more refined than that (ahem). Aaaaaaaaanyway, for those of us wiv a touch of class (pronounced clarse, don'tcha know?) then read on McDuff. There really is nothing better in this world than a nice Irish coffee. It rounds off a meal a treat and within the liqueurs of the world, Irish coffee does it for me ... more

I was cruising through the products options the other day and I found this, so I’d like to tell you about one of my favourite drinks. Sheridens coffee liqueur. Despite a rather unusual ad campaign last year, it’s still the Cinderella of Irish coffee liqueurs. Packaging. Straight off you notice how different this is, with its two-tone lop-sided bottle. It’s actually two separate bottles stuck together. One side holds a dark, almost black liquid, while the other holds a pale, almost white liquid. Most unusual! The top is a single affair of black plastic, though on removing the cap you will see ... more

Anyone know how to make a coffee liqueur? You know, the kind of coffees which have the cream sitting on the top and the coffee underneath (like a pint of Guinness)? No-one? OK let give you a master-class in coffee liqueur making! Firstly, a little organic chemistry! Fats and carbohydrates don't mix too well. At the first opportunity they can take they will separate (like oil and water) They are called "immiscible liquids". It is this prinicple which coffee liqueurs are based. To make the perfect coffee liqueur you need to put enough coffee in the glass (has to be a glass otherwise the effect ... more